. Guns and gunning. akes up very little room. Another very simple way of making a blind, isto take a strip of chicken wire, and after staking itin the right position, weave dry grass through theopenings. DECOYS Hunting without decoys robs duck shooting ofits chief charm. In shooting over a stool the duckscome of their own free-will, to the hunter. There is no sight more thrilling in bird shootingthan that of a flock of wary canvas-backs circlingcloser and closer to where the hidden sportsmanhas placed his stool. Here, again, the knowledgeof the habits of water fowl is necessary. NUMBER OF DECO
. Guns and gunning. akes up very little room. Another very simple way of making a blind, isto take a strip of chicken wire, and after staking itin the right position, weave dry grass through theopenings. DECOYS Hunting without decoys robs duck shooting ofits chief charm. In shooting over a stool the duckscome of their own free-will, to the hunter. There is no sight more thrilling in bird shootingthan that of a flock of wary canvas-backs circlingcloser and closer to where the hidden sportsmanhas placed his stool. Here, again, the knowledgeof the habits of water fowl is necessary. NUMBER OF DECOYS Men differ radically concerning the correctnumber of decoys to use, but if the hunter followsthe hints of the wild birds themselves, he cannot gofar wrong. In the open water where birds congre-gate in large rafts to rest, sink boxes are neces-sary, and in this kind of shooting a stool of 100 ormore decoys may be used. Inland, where the ducks fly in separate flocks,fewer decoys are needed, but there must be enough.
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